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abalone

[ ab-uh-loh-nee ]

noun

  1. a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.


abalone

/ ˌæ²úəˈ±ôəʊ²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. any of various edible marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Haliotis, having an ear-shaped shell that is perforated with a row of respiratory holes. The shells are used for ornament or decoration Also calledear shell See also ormer
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abalone1

1840–50, Americanism; taken as singular of California Spanish abulones, plural of ²¹²ú³Ü±ôó²Ô, ²¹³Ü±ôó²Ô < a word in Rumsen, a Costanoan language formerly spoken at Monterey, California
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abalone1

C19: from American Spanish ²¹²ú³Ü±ôó²Ô; origin unknown
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Example Sentences

However, deputies also uncovered an unexpected aquatic trove: 35 live abalone, a northwestern pond turtle, wet clothing and tools apparently used to pry abalone from rocks, authorities said in a statement.

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He took loads of halibut and abalone off the La Costa Beach.

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In the southern sea otter's range of coastal Central California, some of the preferred prey such as large abalone and sea urchins, are not difficult to break open.

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At the Bodega Bay open house, an abalone diver, Doug Jung, summarized fishermen’s worries succinctly: Wouldn’t reintroduced otters “strip mine the ocean�

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Dozens of local workers gather in groups on the concrete walls of the small port on the island to sort abalone shells for harvesting.

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